<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Wake Up and Live's Actors Studio</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Extended Call for Actors</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">For</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">“Wake Up to Healing Arts: Using Performance and Media for Direction, Hope, Health and Total Well-being Project, 2.0</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Jeannine Gaskin, Director</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px">Background.</span></b> “Wake Up to Healing Arts: Using Performance and Media for Direction, Hope, Health, Wellness and Total Well-being, 2.0,” is a performance, media and educational series designed to address mental health issues which have a significant impact on the African American community, with an emphasis on mental health challenges.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Wake Up and Live’s Actors’ Studio (WUAL) is seeking aspiring and experienced actors for its “Healing Arts” project. Inviting actors to submit a 1 – 2 minute video audition, <span style="color:rgb(29,34,40)">demonstrating their characterization ability, performing a monologue of your choice.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><br>Performances scheduled for Sept. 30, and Oct.18, on Stage, YouTube and “Wake Up and Live With the Arts.”<br>Stipend will be paid.<br><span style="color:rgb(29,34,40)">Please submit  Audition Video, Headshot & Resume</span><br><span style="color:rgb(42,42,42)">Submission Deadline: <b>Extended Deadline: Tues. 8/29/23</b></span><br><span style="color:rgb(29,34,40)">Submissions, Details, and Questions: </span> <a href="mailto:wualstudio@gmail.com" target="_blank" style="color:blue"><span style="text-decoration-line:none">wualstudio@gmail.com</span></a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><b><span style="font-size:12pt">The 15-Minute Plays and Monologues</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><b><span style="font-size:12pt">Jeannine Gaskin, Director</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><b><span style="font-size:12pt"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Wake Up to Healing Arts” project is a staged reading of four 15- minute scripts and monologues by Cleveland-area playwrights.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Each play will receive two – three rehearsals.  The plays will all be read on stage as recorded events for virtual distribution. </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><b><span style="font-family:Arial,"sans-serif";color:black"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><b><span style="font-family:Arial,"sans-serif";color:black">I Turned Out Fine by Natalya Duncan:</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 43.55pt;line-height:normal;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">    </span></span><span style="font-family:Arial,"sans-serif";color:black">GUARDIAN - Black male identifying (20-40 yrs old) - Able to transform quickly from a villain to a someone in great thought.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 25.55pt;line-height:normal;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:Arial,"sans-serif";color:black">   A monologue about Physical Abuse. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 43.55pt;line-height:normal;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><b><span style="font-family:Arial,"sans-serif";color:black">Soar Spot by Allison Fradkin:</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 43.55pt;line-height:normal;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">    </span></span><span style="font-family:Arial,"sans-serif";color:black">DORIS - Female identifying, open age & ethnicity. She is reserved but has a sense of humor and can hold a vocal note</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 43.55pt;line-height:normal;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">    </span></span><span style="font-family:Arial,"sans-serif";color:black">WILLONA - Female identifying, open age & ethnicity. Willona is younger than Doris. She is witty and at times sarcastic. She can sing a little as well.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 25.55pt;line-height:normal;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:Arial,"sans-serif";color:black">   A play about Sexual Abuse.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><b><span style="font-family:Arial,"sans-serif";color:black">Stage Ready by Peter Anthony Fields:</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 43.55pt;line-height:normal;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">    </span></span><span style="font-family:Arial,"sans-serif";color:black">EUGENE: Male identifying, 55 - 65 years-old; ex-husband and frequent acting partner to Ellie reflective and remorseful. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 43.55pt;line-height:normal;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">    </span></span><span style="font-family:Arial,"sans-serif";color:black">ELLIE: Female identifying, 55 - 65 years-old; Compassionate and caring ex-wife and frequent acting partner to Eugene.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 25.55pt;line-height:normal;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:Arial,"sans-serif";color:black">   A play about Grief.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> </span><b style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,"sans-serif";color:black"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><b><span style="font-family:Arial,"sans-serif";color:black">That Precious Sound by Jeremy Gaydosh:</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 43.55pt;line-height:normal;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">    </span></span><span style="font-family:Arial,"sans-serif";color:black">SUSIE: Female identifying age 20-30 but passes as a teen, suffers from feelings of depression and anxiety.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 25.55pt;line-height:normal;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:Arial,"sans-serif";color:black">   A play about Loneliness</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 25.55pt;line-height:normal;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:Arial,"sans-serif";color:black"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><b><span style="font-size:12pt">1.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">      </span></span></b><b><span style="font-size:12pt">First Rehearsal</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt">:  TBD. Sept. 2023</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><b><span style="font-size:12pt">2.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">      </span></span></b><b><span style="font-size:12pt">“Healing Arts” events</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt">:  Saturday , Sept. 30, (and Wed. Oct. 18.)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:12pt"> </span></p><p style="text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:12pt">1.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">      </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt">Select Character breakdown each play to view roles.</span></p><p style="text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:12pt">2.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">      </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt">Record a performance of your chosen character, Or, a monologue from a previous play.</span></p><p style="text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><b><span style="font-size:12pt">3.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">      </span></span></b><span style="font-size:12pt">Submit video audition and professional/ recent headshot to wualstudio@gmail.,by <b><u>Extended Deadline: Tues. 8/29/23</u></b></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:12pt">4.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">      </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt">Stipend</span><b style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif";font-size:11pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px">Questions: </span><a href="mailto:wualstudio@gmail.com" target="_blank" style="color:blue"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;color:windowtext">wualstudio@gmail.com</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:11pt">Sue Johnson</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-size:11pt">WUAL Director</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><a href="mailto:wualstudio@gmail.com">wualstudio@gmail.com</a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""> </p></div>